“There are no psychiatrists anywhere in Mason County, but with the help of Mason District Hospital and Springfield health-care providers, people with mental illnesses are receiving “virtual” visits from mental-health specialists an hour’s drive from here.
With relatively inexpensive equipment that uses secure Internet connections, Mason District, a public hospital, has contracted with Springfield’s Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center to provide live video interactions between psychiatrists and patients.”
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Dean Olsen, The State Journal-Register, 20 July 2010
